Deer Hunter 5

by Wizard Works

Product Details

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• ASIN: B00005MENG
• Item Weight: 12.3 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: June 7, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,352 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #6 in Video Games > PC Games > Sports > Hunting & Fishing
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

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Deer Hunter 5 builds on the successes of its predecessors while pushing the limits of the hunting genre in new directions to create the most realistic hunting game ever made.

New to Deer Hunter 5 is an expanded virtual season that allows players to manage their deer herds over many years with realistic genetics and deer growth.

Players also won't be alone in the virtual woods--even when playing as a single player--as computer controlled "bot" hunters roam the woods, attracting and spooking the same deer the player is after. New animals to hunt, such as elk, grizzly bears, and black bears also expand the challenge to players, with some of the new animals capable of turning the hunter into the hunted!

An improved 3-D engine provides amazing details such as reflective water, fog coming from the mouths of the animals in cold weather, and light shining off the barrel of your gun. Thick forests of towering trees will engulf the player in the virtual forest.

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A realistic virtual hunting experience withmultiplayer  hunts!Product InformationDeer Hunter 5 builds on the successes of its predecessors while pushing thelimits of the hunting genre in new directions to create the most realistichunting game ever made. New features to Deer Hunter 5 include an expandedvirtual season that allows you to manage your deer herd over the years withrealistic genetics and deer growth. Players are not alone in the virtual woods.Even when playing single player computer-controlled "bot" huntersroam the woods attracting and spooking the same deer that you're after.  Thereare new animals to expand the challenge such as elk grizzly bear black bearand other new animals capable of turning the hunter into the hunted. An improved3-D engine provides amazing details such as reflective water fog coming fromthe mouths of the animals in cold weather and light shining off the barrel ofyour gun. Thick forests of towering trees will engulf the player in the virtualforest.Product HighlightsCompetitiveIn competitive mode hunters compete with each other in timed rounds. The hunterwith the highest scoring deer in each round is the winner. Each sporting arm isgiven a value that adjusts the score of the deer up or down depending on thedifficulty in hunting with that particular gun or bow. If a hunter downs morethan one deer in a round they may swap deer but each change reduces themaximum score of the deer by 10%. So its best to only shoot the deer you want tokeep! At the end of each round the scores are cleared and each hunter is ableto take a new trophy without penalty. All trophies taken in competitive mode areplaced in the hunters' trophy room. The time limit setting in the host optionscontrols the length of the rounds. The kill limit option is not used incompetitive hunts.Open HuntIn open hunts each player may bag as many trophies as they want until the killlimit or time limit is reached. This mode al

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Deer Hunter 5 ...buggy, but good!, September 9, 2001

By 

J. Hall "Project97" (The Hill in WestV) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Deer Hunter 5 (CD-ROM)

I picked up my copy of DH5 at the store the other week and have been playing it everyday since. Well, everyday since I updated my video card, that is. Apparently, the game has several glitches in it, one of which is that it isn't working with certain types of video cards, such as Voodoo 3 and earlier, and some Intel cards. The game also contains numerous other glitches, but nothing that really takes away from the game.

As for the game, it is basically an updated version of DH4, with new maps and animals (bear, elk, mountain lion) and nicer graphics. It also has a season mode where you can manage deer, watching them grow season to season. Also included in the game are the rarities from DH4, like Albino, Unicorn, and Demon deer! Gone from the game are the World Record bucks, which have been replaced with the easier to find SSTS (Sunstorm Trophy Scoring) Trophies.

All in all, it's a great game and I do recommend it, despite it's glitches. However, Sunstorm is suppose to be releasing a patch anytime now to help solve the glitch problems and once they do, I expect this game to be one of the best Deer Hunting sims on the market, if not THE best!

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Realistic hunting, if you don't mind glitches., April 12, 2002

By 

Monks "Pulpy Fiction Fan" (North Highlands, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Deer Hunter 5 (CD-ROM)

Deer Hunter 5 is a massive improvement over Deer Hunter 4 in visuals and the form and function of the deer. It is the most realistic hunting program yet. However the glitches, even after the patches, continue to remind you that it is just a program. First off the describe scene button on the game, which you need to use if you want to have some idea of the size of deer you are aiming at, gives wrong or useless advice. The hunt at dawn setting for fall and winter is black as night making it impossible to hunt. You have dangerous creatures setting were you can be killed by a wondering bear. I have been killed twice and both times the bear was invisible. In primitive weapons mode the muzzle-loaded weapon miss fires enough to become very annoying, and the compound bow's pin settings put the "p" in primitive.

If you are already a lover of (or addicted to) hunting games, then these are minor annoyances, but if you are new to the Deer Hunter series, then I would suggest that you look for a program with a better performance record.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice Hunting expierence, November 29, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Deer Hunter 5 (CD-ROM)

This Game brings hunting on the computer to a new level. I am amazed by the amount of different looking deer and all the new graphics. I have DH3 and I thought that was great! Now Wizard Works hit the mark again with DH5. I will buy new versions as they come out. If you are a hunter, or just like to shoot mass quanities of deer, then this game is for you. Thanks Wizard Works! Kepp it coming.